establishedmethodsandeasy-to-adoptprotocols,payingattentiontomoderndev- opmentsinimmunohistochemistry,suchasantigenretrieval,signalampli?cation, the use of epitope tags in immunohistochemistry, multiple immunolabeling or diagnosticimmunohistochemistry. Eachofthemethodsdescribedinthishandbook v vi Preface was provedby the authors; many of these methods are routinely used in daily practiceintheirinstitute. Allthepracticalmethodsadvocatedareclearlydescribed, withaccompanyingtables,andtheresultsobtainableareillustratedwithcolour micrographs. Acknowledgements We thank Vera Samoilova forthe perfect technical assistance and other colleaguesfromtheMu nsterUniversityClinicforsharingprobesandreagents. IgorB. BuchwalowandWernerBo cker Mu nster Contents 1 AntibodiesforImmunohistochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1. 1 StructureofAntibodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1. 2 PolyclonalAntibodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1. 3 MouseMonoclonalAntibodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1. 4 RabbitMonoclonalAntibodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1. 5 ProteinAandProteinGinImmunohistochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2 AntibodyLabelingandtheChoiceoftheLabel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2. 1 CovalentLabelingofAntibodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2. 2 Non-CovalentLabelingofPrimaryAntibodieswith LabeledFabFragments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 2. 3 EnzymeLabelsforLightMicroscopy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 2. 4 FluorophoreLabelsforFluorescenceMicroscopy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 2. 5 ColloidalGoldLabelsforElectronMicroscopy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 3 ProbesProcessinginImmunohistochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 3. 1 FixationinImmunohistochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 3. 1. 1 FixationinAlcoholsandAcetone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 3. 1. 2 FixationinFormaldehyde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 3. 1. 3 EffectofFormaldehydeFixationon Antigen-AntibodyBinding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 3. 2 Paraf?nSectionsforImmunohistochemicalAnalysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 3. 2. 1 EmbeddingandCutting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 3. 2. 2 MountingParaf?nSectionsontoSlides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 3. 3 CryosectionsforImmunohistochemicalAnalysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 3. 4 BuffersforWashingandAntibodyDilution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 3. 5 MountingFollowingImmunohistochemicalStaining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 3. 6 StorageFollowingImmunohistochemicalStaining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 vii viii Contents 4 WorkingwithAntibodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 4. 1 DirectImmunostainingMethod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 4. 2 IndirectImmunostainingMethod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 4. 3 TheChoiceofAntibodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 4. 3. 1 TheChoiceofPrimaryAntibodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 4. 3. 2 TheChoiceofSecondaryAntibodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Zusammenfassung
This concise yet comprehensive guide to the methods and protocols of immunohistochemistry covers established techniques and current developments in the field such as the use of epitope tags, multiple immunolabeling and diagnostic immunohistochemistry.
Inhalt
Antibodies for Immunohistochemistry.- Antibody Labeling and the Choice of the Label.- Probes Processing in Immunohistochemistry.- Working with Antibodies.- Background Staining, Autofluorescence and Blocking Steps.- Immunostaining Enhancement.- Multiple Multicolor Immunoenzyme Staining.- Multiple Immunofluorescence Staining.- Antigen Detection on Tissues Using Primary Antibody Raised in the Same Species.- Probes for Staining Specific Cellular Organelles.- The Use of Epitope Tags in Histochemistry.- Immunohistochemistry at the Ultrastructural Level.- Diagnostic Immunohistochemistry.- A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words.